Tell me about the global issue you selected. What do you already know about the issue? What are you looking forward to learning about it? Explain.
The Catholic Church has endured as one of the world's most important religious organizations for almost 2,000 years. It is the largest Christian church, with more than 400,000 priests serving a congregation of over a billion worshippers worldwide. Many (but not all) branches of the Catholic Church require priests to be unmarried men who are celibate—meaning that they do not engage in sexual activity. In recent years, the church has been the focus of criticism and controversy due to several publicized cases in which Catholic priests were found guilty of sexually abusing children who were members of their congregations.
- What are the causes?
Some of the causes could be that the priests or other church officials are not being punished when they commit these crimes, so they just keep doing it.
- What are the effects?
Psychological issues for children that victims. If they do not receive help or therapy of any kind then it is very likely that there will be long term psychological damage.
- How can it be prevented?
If there is swift punishment for the priests that are committing these crimes, then there will be less of a problem. Also, if the church takes a more active role in finding cases of sexual abuse, then it will be harder for the perpetrators to get away with the crime.
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